The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

out to stop him. After taking a few deep breaths, she felt the pain gradually

in my chest all of a

had any heart-related illnesses, and the

guess it’s because I haven’t been sleeping well for the last couple of days. Anyway, it’ll all be over in a few days’

she spoke, a faint, icy gleam flashed in

gaze and continued to

not listening

some reason, she found herself thinking about how pale and

acting

he ask me all those odd questions, such as whether I’d

who

her thoughts, the more uneasy she

by the wrist before she left the house earlier and the warning he had

behind him that could be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on

of

the future” to exclude himself from any future events in

thought about his trembling hands, his furrowed brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the

hitched, and she shouted

wrong, Gwen?” Charles

urgent came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make

“Gwen—”

cut off when Gwendolyn slammed

were no taxis waiting by the roadside. After getting out

Justin caught up

car did not move even after Gwendolyn left; it simply

and watched as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay Villa. At that moment, his

just left Bay Villa when Nico once again confidently entered through the

emerged from the shadows when

salary from me the last time. Today,

his expression cold and serious. “I’m

and the other two exchanged a confused

in the back of their necks. In an instant, their

three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned out, tranquilizing them was

packed up his tranquilizer gun and stepped out from the shadows. “Nico, we

glanced at the three unconscious men on the ground, cupped his hands around

for a minute, but there was still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was there any sign of

that something was off. “Never mind. Let’s go and check on

kick it down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In the end,

the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson blood on the

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